The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department announcing two arrests during the overnight hours.
Deputies served an arrest warrant on 42 year old David Lee Richardson of Viola for predatory criminal sexual assault. He is in custody at the Mercer County Jail on $200,000 bond.
Also Thursday, deputies served an arrest warrant to 62 year old Larry Dale Gibson of Teutopolis, Illinois for criminal sexual abuse. He was extradited from the Effingham County Jail and is being held in the Mercer County Jail on $20,000 bond.



